Comments on: Making the Lapdock Useful [Opinion]

By: Russell Hippert

Russell Hippert — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:48:00 +0000

Application support? There was a project since September 29th 2011 that added OpenOffice, GIMP, VLC and Pidgin (chat client) to Webtop as well as support for other applications. It was supposed to be released for locked phones as well but due to lack of donations the project was killed and all links are dead.

By: Stephen Partington

Stephen Partington — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:46:00 +0000

Right now the the rumors and plans of webdoc 3.0 being the ability to flip between the phone and tablet modes of ICS this will offer the best utilization of those resources. making the device a much more useful tool overall. that way there is no lost resources, but you can have a keyboard for larger documents or email rounds.so for things like netflix, email, remote desktop you have a larger screen, but when you are mobile you have that interface.
usable. After looking at a buddies G-Nexus with a rom that does this, including a “hybrid” mode i am quite excited for this possibility. but the touchpad is annoying, the bluetooth travelmouse i have i think is a must have for this to work well.

By: Rono1904

Rono1904 — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:50:00 +0000

Dude, I’m using my lapdock right now and it works wonders. I use web based Linux applications for web development, on the go! “Not useful because it an uncomfortable mouse and keyboard”? First of all that is hardly what determines a computers usefulness. Secondly, once you get used to it, it is same as any other. I get a lot of work done on this puppy. It does a much, much more than just make your screen bigger. The Linux platform is compatible with just about everything Windows and Mac has to offer. Limited storage capacity can be a problem. Simply solved by transferring data to a storage device and using web based applications.

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:02:00 +0000

Just found out about the Lapdock, and I am sorely disappointed that it isn’t ChromeOS based. Seriously? Motorola, owned by Google, isn’t using Chrome?!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:24:00 +0000

Verizon corporate Store on launch day. I always find it crazy that bloggers spend so much text complaining about the MSRP of things, but if you buy stuff on launch day, it’s almost never that price. It’s always been lower in my experience. And MUCH lower in this instance. Just but stuff on launch day.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:10:00 +0000

Where are you getting it for $160?

By: Bill Morrow

Bill Morrow — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:40:00 +0000

Had to shut everything else off

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:05:00 +0000

Who in the world is charging for tethering plans for the lapdock?? Verizon doesn’t!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:02:00 +0000

My netflix looks like crap on my lapdock..any special settings that anyone know of to help out?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:27:00 +0000

You are probably right. I guess its that I’m coming from the OG Droid where if you text make calls, and try to Navigate or Tether the phone just can’t handle it

By: Jarekt

Jarekt — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:32:00 +0000

Best of all is TeamViewer. There’s no place for all advantage but it’s free and works even better than logmein. The best VNC alternative out there.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:46:00 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:19:00 +0000

Lapdock is $160, not $299.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:14:00 +0000

I use mine as a LTE laptop that I don’t pay extra monthly service for. Gmail in firefox is great, and google docs is great as well. I work in procurement, so for work it’s been amazing. On LTE browsing and accessing info, email, and whether in meetings on the 70th floor of the Empire State, or on the beach at the Delano in South Beach (done both) without having to pay anything extra, is pure bliss.

No idea why ppl diss it so much. And I got mine for $160 new on launch day ($100 auto credit and then 20% off). $160 for a magnesium LTE (for life) netbook, what’s a better deal?

By: Brian Durden

Brian Durden — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:14:00 +0000

OMAP 4430 is the reference platform, so the wait on ICS shouldn’t be very long. Same goes for Droid 3